Articles by Jenny Williamson

This week, we’re covering the final Wonder on our list of Seven Wonders: and this may be the one that broke us. It’s a Wonder located at the nexus of seawater and [...Read More...]

Lucian’s A True History has been called the world’s first work of science fiction—but above all, Lucian of Samosata was a satirist. And he had a bone to pick with the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! In the grand spirit of Lucian, we did little to no research in preparation for this episode (other than research we’ve already done). But if you want [...Read More...]

In the last episode we discussed why the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the only Wonder that historians don’t believe existed. There’s no archaeological evidence for it, [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our sources for this episode include: Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History (CH Oldfather translation) Livius.org: Babylon’s Hanging Gardens [...Read More...]

What is it that makes the grimdark so sexy? NYTimes bestselling author Carissa Broadbent would know. She has been, in her own words, “concerning teachers and parents with [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Check out Carissa Braodbent’s work and learn more about her [...Read More...]

This week, we’re going to cover what may be the most mysterious of the Seven Wonders: a wonder that rose from the desert like a mirage, one whose name suggests it defied [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our sources for this episode include: Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History (CH Oldfather translation) Livius.org: Babylon’s Hanging Gardens [...Read More...]

Epic news alert! We’re so thrilled that the cover for Jenny’s Alaric historical romantasy, Enemy of My Dreams is here! As many of you know, the research for this [...Read More...]